Domestic Security Section
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The Domestic Security Section (DSS) is a component of the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division that focuses on the prosecution of significant alien smuggling organizations, complex immigration frauds, certain violent crime and firearms offenses, crimes committed under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, and serious human rights violations such as war crimes, genocide [1], and torture. DSS is the primary DOJ office responsible for pursuing justice against perpetrators of human rights violations. [2]
[edit] Notable Cases
- United States v. Roy Belfast (son of Charles Taylor (Liberia), former warlord of Liberia)
- United States v. Steven D. Green
[edit] Notes
- ^ Senate Judiciary Committee “Genocide and the Rule of Law” Before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
- ^ Senate Judiciary Committee “No Safe Haven: Accountability for Human Rights Violators in the United States” Before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
